Texas Game Information

Tickets are still available for Saturday’s game against Texas. To order, log-on to WVUGAME.com, stop by the Mountaineer Ticket Office in the WVU Coliseum or call 1-800-WVU GAME. Online ticket sales will continue until 3 p.m. Saturday. Ticket sales will resume at the stadium ticket office outside the North gate at 5 p.m. Saturday.

Fans can pick up will call orders at the stadium ticket office beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday.

Once again, all tickets for entry will be scanned with digital scanners at each gate. Please have your ticket out and ready to be scanned, with the bar-code facing out. Fans are encouraged to avoid entering the stadium at the last minute to ensure they are in their seats by kickoff.

Tickets for WVU students will be issued on a game-by-game basis to students who register at WVUGAME.com and print out a ticket no earlier than six days before game day. There is no charge for student tickets, and students must show their ticket and valid ID for entrance. No student tickets will be available at the stadium.

A reminder: all persons regardless of age require a ticket for admittance to WVU football games.

Parking

A limited number of Purple Lot (Areas 52 and 61 behind Sheetz on Route 705), Gold Lot (Area 72, adjacent to the Facilities Management Building in front of ERC/Towers), Burgundy Lot (Suncrest Center off Van Voorhis Road) and White Lot (off University Avenue) parking spaces still remain. The Purple and Gold Lot spaces can be purchased on game day for $20 for cars, while the Burgundy and White spots are $40. Buses and RVs are not permitted in these lots.

Recreational vehicles can park in the WVU Coliseum lots for $80., and bus passes are available in the Green Lot (off Van Voorhis Road) for $80 on game day. The Mountaineer Station parking garage in the Green Lot also will be available to cars only for $40, as is the Blue Auxiliary Lot (United Bank/ Health Department).

Recreational vehicles may enter the general Blue Lot at 8 a.m. on Friday, the Green and Red Lots at 3 p.m., and the front-row Blue and Light Blue lots at 6 p.m., on Friday. No cars will be admitted to parking areas until 7 a.m., on Saturday. Front-row RV parking in the Light Blue Lot is now reserved. Front row RVs must be parked by 7 a.m. on Saturday; general RVs must be parked two hours before kickoff.

Please note - due to the basketball doubleheader on Friday, the WVU Coliseum lots will open for recreational vehicles at 11 p.m. Friday.

Small tents may be erected in designated areas only and may not be larger than 12’ by 12’. A parking permit for the designated lot is required to erect a tent and the vehicle must be parked adjacent to the tent. Tents may only be erected after 7 a.m. on game day.

Disabled parking will be strictly enforced. Disabled parking is available for single-game purchase ($30) on a limited basis at the WVU Law School (Brown Lot); accessible vans will provide transportation from that lot and the Blue Lot to the stadium gates.

Permit holders will be required to have the following: WVU issued color-coded parking permit, valid state-issued disabled parking placard or license plate, valid state-issued disabled parking registration card and photo ID of the disabled permit holder (the photo ID must match the disabled parking registration card). Disabled permit holder must be in the vehicle and will be required to park in the spots reserved for disabled parking only. This will be strictly enforced.

A disabled-accessible shuttle bus will begin leaving the WVU Coliseum at 4:30 p.m. and provide return service after the game.

Free parking is available in the lots adjacent to the WVU Coliseum.

Parking information can be found on game day on Monongalia County’s Radio Notification Station,1610AM (WQLM).

Controlled Beer Sales

Controlled beer sales, operated by Sodexo, can be found along the concourses inside the gates. Alcohol will not be allowed to be brought into the stadium, nor taken out of the stadium.

Fans serving as their group’s designated driver are encouraged to sign-up at booths located inside the stadium. They will receive a wristband and a coupon for a free soda.

Mountaineer Mantrip

The Mountaineer Mantrip will take place before each home game and will begin when the team is dropped off approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes before kickoff at the corner of the WVU Medical Center and Don Nehlen Drive. Fans are encouraged to line the bike path between the Light Blue and Blue Lots. The walk will end with the team entering the stadium at the entrance of the Northeast gate.

Fan Experience

Fans can visit the Donald J. Brohard Hall of Traditions in the Puskar Center throughout the season. Fans can enter through the Puskar Center doors at 3 p.m., and the center and DJB HOT will close to fans at 4:30 p.m.

The Robinson/Petroplus Basketball Hall of Traditions at the Basketball Practice Facility will open at 4 p.m., and will close at 6:30 p.m.

Fanline

Fans are encouraged to call (304) 293-FANS or text AID to 94597 for stadium assistance. Both services are available on game day only. Fans also can follow @GamedayWVU on Twitter for information and special announcements.

Stadium Reentry

Stadium re-entry passes will not be issued for the 2013 season.

Traffic Information

No vehicles will be permitted to enter Don Nehlen Drive (formerly Willowdale Drive) from Route 705 after home football games. Both lanes on Don Nehlen Drive will be used for stadium traffic to exit the area. Also, no parking will be permitted on Don Nehlen Drive. Elmer Prince Drive will permit bus traffic only.

Fans traveling on I-79 should access the stadium via the University Avenue or Pierpont Road exits off I-68. Long delays are expected around the Star City area.

Please note that primary routes have priority during postgame traffic. Please stay on primary routes postgame. Secondary routes will be held until priority routes are cleared.

Buses

Central Cab shuttle buses begin leaving the WVU Coliseum at 4:30 p.m., and run until approximately one hour after the game. Cost is $4.00 round trip.

MountainLine buses will run from the Mountaineer Mall. MountainLine stadium service will begin at 5 p.m., and will run at least one hour following the game. After pickup at the mall, the shuttle also will pickup at the Walnut St. parking garage; postgame drop-off for those that parked at the garage will be on High Street. Cost is $3.00 round trip; fans with a parking garage pay stub will ride for free. Children 3 and under also ride free.

PRT

The PRT will run from 9:30 a.m., until one hour after the game. There is no charge for PRT service on game days.

The following items will be searched and are permitted into Milan Puskar Stadium: diaper bags, average size purses, small purses and fanny packs. A size-wise box is available at each gate and guest services location to determine if a bag is permitted. All personal items will be inspected. An express lane is available at the east, west and north gates for those fans entering Milan Puskar Stadium who are not carrying items into the game.

Video cameras, with the intent of non-commercial use, are permitted. The cameras must not exceed 12” x 12” x 12”.

Banners and signs, except those associated with the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, are not permitted at Milan Puskar Stadium.

The FAA regional office will allow no VFR air navigation near the stadium, except for law enforcement and medical aircraft.

No hard containers or umbrellas are permitted inside Milan Puskar Stadium. Only unopened plastic containers of soft drinks and water will be permitted. No open containers will be permitted into the stadium.

Baby strollers are not permitted in the seating areas. Fans can check their strollers at Guest Services in the South concourse of the stadium.

Smoking is permitted only in designated smoking areas at the West, Southwest, East and North gates. Smoking is prohibited in all other areas inside the stadium. Smoking will be permitted in the University parking lots on game day.

As in the past, commercial cargo-type rental trucks (U-Haul, Hertz, Ryder) will not be permitted in University parking lots during home football games.

Absolutely no soliciting of any kind is allowed at Milan Puskar Stadium or in the parking lots adjacent to the stadium.

Ruby Memorial Hospital

Ruby Memorial Hospital will be closed to the general public during West Virginia home football games. Staff and families of patients will need to obtain passes in advance to gain admission to the hospital during games. Hospital personnel called to work on an emergency basis should alert the state police by calling *SP on their cell phones as they approach the hospital. Emergency traffic should access the hospital via Elmer Prince Drive.